Word: formulas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There are many mathematical formulas for figuring interest rates on co-maker loans such as Morris Plan loans. One formula widely used...
...afoul of the Pope (ill-famed Alexander VI) his star quickly waned. Arrested, tried and convicted (after 14 applications of torture) of false prophecy, he was hanged and burned. Before the death-march to the gibbet from which he was to swing, the Bishop who was pronouncing the formula of degradation got his words mixed. Savonarola corrected...
...debating, like so many good and moral things, may be too delicate a flower for the harsh breath of existence, and so fall and wither away from lack of strength. The one iron and strychnine tonic to prevent this disaster is Interest. To quicken interest there is one sure formula, to capture fancy in the topic for debate. If the sponsors of the innovation act wisely, they will not choose exotic and ephemeral topics for their discussions, such as the intellectual status of the undergraduate, or the advisability of placing drinking fountains in Mallinckrodt, or the necessity of forcing conformity...
...personality is lost in the big theatre with a large audience, for contact with the audience, which is essential to the success of a play, is so easy to lose. Sam Harris' production, 'As Thousands Cheer,' is, to my mind, the nearest approach to this desirable new formula, and I think it should be followed. The theater is a place where people should go to think as well as be amused. I rarely go to comedies or musical shows, but I think that "Show Boat," is one of the finest productions I have ever seen. It is the style...
...barren country. On leaving American shores for Uruguay, gem of South America, he stated that "common interests, similar problems, and mutual devotion to the freedom offered by democratic forms of government support us as we approach the problems" of the Pan-American Conference--in short, the old formula which spawns every year a new school of invincible pow-wows...